坐懷不亂
zuò​huái​bù​luàn

to resist sexual temptation

  • created reference approved 坐怀不乱/坐懷不亂 → 柳下惠 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐怀不乱 / 坐懷不亂 zuò​huái​bù​luàn

    柳下惠 liǔ​xià​huì

    see

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  • created sense approved 坐怀不乱/坐懷不亂 · zuò​huái​bù​luàn · to resist sexual temptation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐怀不乱 / 坐懷不亂

    zuò​huái​bù​luàn

    to resist sexual temptation

    Describes a man who acts uprightly and resists sexual advances, even when in close physical proximity to a woman; literally, to remain undisturbed while a woman sits in one's lap. This refers to the story of the ancient figure [[柳下惠|柳下惠|liu3 xia4 hui4]]

    zuò​huái​bú​luàn

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · bosom 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 乱 (literal) → 乱/亂 · luàn · promiscuous

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